BRUSSELS Belgium AP France's oil giant Total took over the Belgian petrochemicals company Petrofina SA to create the sixth largest oil company in the world and the third largest in Europe the companies announced Tuesday. The new company will be known as Total Fina and the move was the latest in a series of mergers affecting the global oil market. The new company will be quoted on the Paris Brussels New York and London stock exchanges a Petrofina statement said. UR; MORE APW19981201.0127.txt.body.html APW19981201.0483.txt.body.html